Registering toy bank.



PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904 G. P. BEALH. REGISTERING TOY BANK. APPLIUATIION FILED MAR. so, 1903.

no MODEL.

No. 771,117. PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

G. B. BEALE.

REGISTERING TOY BANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1908.

N0 MODEL. 4 sums-$112M -2.

No. 771,117. 7 PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

G. B. BEALB.

REGISTERING TOY BANK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1903.

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N0 MODEL.

PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904. G. B. BEALE.

REGISTERING TOY BANK. APPLICATION IILED MAR. so, 1903.

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J constructed such banks UNITE TATES Patented September 27, 1904.

GEORGE B. BEALE, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FlEGlSTEFHNG TOY BANK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,117, dated September 27, 1904. Application filed March 30, 1903. Serial. No. 150,234. (Nomodeh) To (til whom, it" may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE B. BEALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Registering 'loyBanks, of which the following is a specification.

My original aim was to provide a toy bank with impro ed mechanism of such construction that in the process of-depositing each coin a registering mechanism would be so operated that the sum of all coins deposited can be read at a glance. The essential parts of such abank are a box or bank proper having a slot for the admission of the coin, a coinchute into which the coin falls after passing through the slot, an adding-train of some suitable construction, and a device conditioned be operated by the deposit of a coin and adapted when operated to move one or more wheels of the ad .ling'-t1'ain through a greater or less distance, depending upon the denomination of the coin oeposited. I am aware that, broadly considered, a registeringbank having these characteristics is not new; but all such hanks of which .i have any knowledge are so constructed that even when carefully manipulated their operation isuncertain and inaccurate, and when not carefully manipulated their operation is soinaceurate that the register is wholly unreliable, even for showing approximately the amount of any given coin deposited or the sum-total of all of the coins deposited. Furthermore, as heretofore may be so manipulated upon the deposit of a single coin as to show an addition to the sum previously deposited of any amount from one cent up to the maximum amount provided for by the register.

The object of my invention is to provide a coin-controlled apparatus of such construction that it is positive and reliable 1n all of its actions, so that it cannot either through careless handling or intentionalmanipulation be made to operate otherwise than as intended or to make any error whatever and which when used in connection with an addingtrain will operate said train positively and accurately and which when used in connection I nation of the coin to have it understood thatl reserve to lusive right to use com-controlled apparatus having said novel once I make no claimin this application for any novel details in the construction of the adding mechanism per se, and so far as the generic features of the invention are concerned this adding mechanism may for the purposes of this application be regarded simply as an example of one of the possible uses to which the improved coin-controlled apparatus may be put. I i

The invention consists in the features of novelty that are hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this specification, and in which i be adapted.

but from the folto the de'nomi- Figurel is a perspective view on a small 30 scale of a registering-bank embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the main bracket and of portions of the box or bank proper on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a registering-bank embodying the in- 5 vention with the top of the bank omitted, the parts being here shown in normal positions. Fig. i is a similar view with still other parts omitted, the parts shown being in changed positions.

the parts in still other positions, the near side of the box or bank proper and the near side of the main bracket being omitted. Fig. 6 is a vertical section thereof, the plane of the section being approximately indicated by the line 6, F ig'. 5. Figs. 7 and'8 are horizontal sections of the coin-chute, its supporting-lever and trap, Fig. trap closed and 7 showing the I Fig. 8 showing it open. Fig. 9 is ail-elevation Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a reg- 9 1 istering-bank embodying the invention with n being perforated at 7 for the passage of the of the chute and trap with its near side and supporting-lever omitted. Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the trap.

The bank proper may consist ofa box or casing of any desired shape or material. In the drawings Ihave shown it as consisting of a sheet-metal box having ahinged top'l, provided with a slot 2 for the admission of the coins. The main bracket for supporting many of the working parts is secured to the under side of the top. This bracket is made of a piece'of sheet-steel bent to provide a bottom portion 3, two side portions 4 and 5, by which the bottom portion is supported, and flanges 6, bywhich the sides are su p ported,said flanges securing bolts or rivets. .The top is perforated for the passage of a shaft 8, which carries above the top a crank 9, by which it may be turned, and belowthe top a ratchet-wheel Y 10 and a disk 11. The ratchet-wheel is of such diameter that it extends sufiiciently far heneath the slot 2 to close or partially close said 7 slot, excepting when it is in normal position,

and it is provided with a notch 12 which when it is in normal position registers with the slot and permits the entrance of the coin. The entire circumference of the ratchet-wheel may, if desired, be toothed; but the requireinents' will be answered if only a portion of its circumference is toothed, as shown in the drawings. In addition to controlling the slot 2 this ratchet-wheel serves to prevent retrograde movement of the shaft under such con ditions as would interfere with the proper operation of the other mechanism hereinafter described, and to this end it is engaged by a spring-dog 13,- secured to the side 5 of the main bracket. The disk 11 carries an eccentrioallymounted crank-pin which projects into a slot 15, formed in a flange 16, projecting horizontally from a lever 17 which is fulcrumed at 18 to arms 19, carried by the side 5 ofthe main frame,so that as the disk rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow the lever and the parts carried by it will be moved back and forth about the fulcrunr18 between'the positions shown in Figs. 3 and 4, respectively. This lever 17 carries the coin-chute, which is made up of a portion 20 of the'lever itself, agage-plate 21, a plate 22, and a part 23, hereinafter called the coin-trap. The portion 20 of the leverand the plate 22 constitute the two broad sides of the chute, the gage-plate 21 constitutes one of the narrow sides of the chute, and the coin-trap 23 constitutes the remaining narrow side of the chute. The lever 20, gage-plate 21', and plate 22 are perforated for the passage of rivets 24, by which they are permanently secured together, one of said rivets being madeuse of forthe further purpose of securing to the coinchute one end of a spring 25', the other end of which'has frictional contact with the trap 23 forholdingitnormally in position to close one sideef the eh a i ap being provided with half of the revolution the crank-pin 14; will sitions shown in Fig. t The lift 28 shaft from normal position is once star arms 26, which are pivoted to studs 27, pro ecting from the upper and lower ends of the gage-plate 21, so that the trap may be swung to a position which will permit the coin to drop out of the chute. For the purpose of moving the trap from its normal position the disk 11 has a cam-shaped periphery having a lifting surface 28 so disposed with relation to the crank-pin 14 that when the lever 17 has reached the limit of its movement in one direction under the influence of said crank-pin (see Fig. 4) the lift 28 will engage the trap 23 and move it from the position shown in Fig. 7 to the position shown in Fig. 8. This leaves the chute with only three sides and permits the coin to fall out at the side thus vacated by the trap 23. The summit 29 of the cam is of sufiicient length to hold the trap open long enough. to

insure the discharge of the'coin, and its terminus 30 reaches the trap 23 sufiiciently before the parts arrive at normal positions to enable the spring 25 to again close the trap.

The gage-plate 21 is provided on its inner edge with a succession of shoulders 21 21 and 21, or, in other words, its inner edge is ofiset, so that the chute is of graduated width from top to bottom, being larger at the top than at the bottom. The drawings show a chute intended for receiving. pennies, nickels, and dimes. Dimes will fall through the chute and be arrested by the shoulder 21?, while nickels and pennies will be arrested by the shoulders 21 and 21", respectively. Thus the graduated width of the clinte determines the places at which the coins of different sizes are 1 arrested. Since the sizes bear known relations to the denominations, the position of a coin in the chute may be relied upon for effecting further operations appropriate to its denomination.

Considering only the parts thus far described, it'will be seen that at each complete revolution of the crank-shaft 8 the following operations will take place: During the first i 1 0 move thelever 17 and the parts carried by it from the positions shown in Fig. 3 to the pe of the cam; will then come incontact with the trap and move it to uncover one side of the coinchute. The crank-pin 14 will then return the lever to the positions shown in Fig. Bus ing a portion of'this return movement the summit 29 of the cam wili hold the trap open, and just before the return movement is completed the trap will escape from the summit of the cam and permit the spring 25 to aga n. close it. These movements of thele positive, and when the movement of the c the ratchet-wheel 10 and spring-pawl 13 prevent any retrograde movement until crank-shaft has been turned. throng cient number of degrees to compiet ward movement of the cein shaftand. in

I spond, respectively,-

dition thereto, open the trap, so as to permit the coin to escape. Furthermore, when the movement. has proceeded far enough ,to re-' inafter described will be equally positive and will depend upon the position at which the coin stops in the chute.

In the drawings '1 have shown means adapted to be operated bythis mechanism when a coin is in the coin-chute for performing two functionsnamely, operating an adding-train and releasing a springc atchbut, as before indicated, the invention inits broadest aspect is not limited to any particular use or adaptation of said mechanism. The adding-train, as shown in the drawings, comprises three wheels 31,32, and 33, representing, respec:

tively, units, tens, and hundreds and supported by a shaft 34:, suitable means for transnntting movement from each of said wheels to the other in succession, a holdback-wheel 35, secured to the units-wheel 31 and engaged by a holdback-spring 36, a ratchet-wheel 37, also, secured to the units-wheel 31, a springpawl 38, engaging the ratchet-wheel 37, and a pinion 39, carrying the pawl 38 and rotatively supported by the-shaft 34:. For transmitting movement to the pinion 39 I have shown a rack 40, suitably supported by the main bracket, so as to be capable of sliding endwise, and three fingers or tappets 41, 42, the rack-bar and so disposed that they correwith the positions which mckels, pennies, and dimes occupy in the coinchute, the opposite sides of said chute being provided with openings it, 45, and 4:6, through which said tappets may either pass completely as the chute ismoved back and forth or.

through which a coin in the chute may'have contact with the appropriate tappet. Itwill be observed that the tappets are of different lengths, that for dimes being the longest and that for pennies heingthe'shortest, or, in other words, assuming the parts to be in normal positions the faces of the tappets are at different distances from the coin-chute, so that dependingupon the size, and hence the position of the coin in the chute, the chute will have agreater or less lost'inotion before the coin comes in contact with theltappet, and the movement of the chute being positively limited by the throw of the crank-pin 14 it fol lows that the rack will be moved through a greater or less distance, depending upon the length of thetappet through which itsmove.

and 43, carried by ment is derived. For instance, the tappet 43 is of such length that when a dime is in place in the chute the rack will impart one complete rotation to the pinion 39. When a nickel is in the chute, the rack will impart five-tenths of a revolution to said pinion, and when a penny is in the slot the rack will impartonetenth of a revolution of the pinion.

The opening 46 of thechu'te extends quite to the bottom of the sides 20 and 22, and through it passes an extension 4:7 of the rackbar, which extension carries a finger a8, lying behind and in thepath of the chute, so that as the chute movesfrom the position shown in Fig. 4 to the position shown .in Fig.

3 it will engage said finger and draw the rack bar back to its normal position.

The sided of the main frame is provided with a shoulder 49, which is engaged by a springcatch 51 for holding the top of the box normally closed. This catch is located opposite the end'of the rack-bar, so that when the rackbar is moved to its extreme position it will engage the catch and free the shoulder t9, thereby permitting the top of the bank to be lifted;

Having thus described my invention, the fol- 'lowingis what I claim'as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a device of the class described the combination with-an adding-train having means for transmitting movement from each Wheel thereof to the. next Wheel of higher denomination, means for receiving coins of different denominations and of diameters disproportional to their denominations, and means common to all the coins for which provision is made for moving the deposited coin, ofmeans for turning the first wheel of the adding-train,

said means having features peculiar to the coins of different denominations and adapted to engage them, respectively, one of said features being adapted to engage the deposited coin, whereby when thecoin is moved as aforesaid, the aforesaid means for turning the first wheel of the adding-train is moved a distance proportional to the denomination of the deposited coin, substantially as desc'ribed;

2. Ina device of the class described, the combination of meansfor arresting coins of dif-' ferent denominations at different points, means for moving the deposited coin, registering mechanism common to all of the coins, and means deriving its movement from the deposited coin for advancing the registering mechanism through an intervalproportional to the denomination of the deposited. coin, said means .for advancing the registering mechanism having features peculiar to the coins of -difiereut denominations,respectively, substantially as described.

3. Inadevice of theclassdescribed, thecombination of-meansfor receiving coins of different denominations and of difierent diameters, means for moving the deposited coin flatwise,

' s everal coins of different denominations, re-

" moved as aforesaid the appropriate tappet will ing means for arresting coins of different de- .flat faces, respectively, each tappet being of a tance proportional to its denomination, and

pivoted at one side'whereby it is adapted to.

pressed trap, meansfor moving the chute about mechanism adapted to be engaged and oper- (with one of its fiat faces in advance,) a movable device having features peculiar to the spectively, each of said features being adapted to engage the flat face of the coin of the denomination to which it is appropriate, whereby when thedeposited coinis moved said device will be moved a distance proportional to'the' denomination of said deposited coin, and mechanism adapted to be operated by said movable device, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chute adapted to receive coins of different denominations-and of diameters dis-- proportional to their denominations, means for moving said chntelaterally-and thereby move the deposited coin flatwise, a movable device having 'tappets peculiar to the coins ofdifi'erent denominations and adapted to engage their length proportional to the denominationof its appropriate coin, whereby when the chute is engage the deposited coinand be moved a dismechanism adapted to be operated by said movable device, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, a chute swing bodily about said pivot, said chute havnominations at different points, one side of sald chute consist ngof a movable, sprlng- 1ts pivot, means for opening 'the trap as the chute is completing its forward movement, and

ated by a coin in the chute before the trap is opened, substantially as described.

6. Ina device of the class described, thecombination with a register and means adapted to derive its movement from a deposited coin, when moved, for operating said register, of a movable device adapted to receive said coin and adapted to be moved manually for moving the coin and causing it to operate the means for operating the register,means for preventing the retrograde movement of said movable device until the coin has fulfilled its function, and means for thereafter discharging the coin, substantially as'described.

7 A coin-chute, for use in coin-controlled mechanism, said chute beingmovable bodily and having means for arresting coins ofdifferent denominations ,at different points, said chute having in its-sides openings correspondratchet-wheel carried by the shaft, a pawl en gaging the ratchet-wheel for preventing the retrograde movement of the lever before the chute has completed its forward movement, and means forturningthe shaft, the chute being provided with means for confining the coin until said forward movement is completed, and means for thereafter releasing the coin, substantially as described.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chute having-means for arresting therein coins of different denominations at different points and for confining them until itsforward movementis completed, a shaft, means actuated by the shaft for pro: ducing the forward movement of the chute, means actuated by the shaft for releasing the ,coin when the forward movement of the chute is completed, a ratchet-Wheel carried by theshaft, and a pawl engaging the ratchet-wheel, the ratchet-wheel being providedwith a slot adapted to register with the entrance to the coin-chute for admitting the coin, substantially as described.

'11. In a device of the class described, the combination-of a movable. coin-chute, means for moving it toandfro, said chute having means for arresting coins of dilferentdenominations-at different points and for confining them until the forward movement of the chute is completed, means for thereafter releasing the coin and mechanism having parts appropriate to coins of different dencrninations, re-

spectively, for contacting with the coins and thereby deriving movement from the chute, substantially as described.

, 12. Ina device of the class described, the combination of a movable coin-chute, means for arresting coins of different denominations at diflerent points, means for moving the chute 'to and fro, and mechanism havingtappets of 4 ed to engage the coins in the chute, substantially as described,

13. In a device of the class described, the combination of a movable coin-chute having means for arresting coinsof difierent denominations at different points, said chute being provided in its sides with openings corresponding with the positions of the coins, respectively,, means for moving the chute to and fro, a rackeba'a' shaving tappets of difierent lengths adapted to engage the coins respecplate 21 arranged between the plates 20 ands tively through said openings and mechanism adapted to be operated by said rack bar, substantially as described.

14. In a device of the class described, the combination of a movable chute adapted to receive coins of different denominations means for moving the chute to and fro, a rack-bar having means for engaging a coin in the chute and an adding-train adapted to be operated by the rack-bar, substantially as'described.

15. In a device of the class described, the combination of a movable coin-chute having means for arresting coins of different denominations at different points, a lever carrying said chute, mechanism adapted to derive movement from said chute through the medium of the de-.

osited coin said mechanism havin features corresponding with the positions of and adapted to engage the coins of diflerent denominations, respectively, and means for moving the lever to and fro, substantially as described.

16. In a device of the class described, the combination of a movable coin-chute, a lever carrying said chute, mechanism adapted to do rive movement from said chute, a shaft, means for turning said shaft and means interposed between said shaft and the lever for moving the latter to and fro, substantially as described. 17. In a device of the class described, the combination of a movable coin-chute having a movable trap-for confining a coin therein, mechanism adapted to derive movement from the coinchute', a shaft, means'for turning said shaft, means interposed between the shaft and chute for moving it to and fro and means carried by the shaft for moving the trap and releasing the coin, substantially as described.

18. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a movable coin-chute, a lever carrying the chute. mechanism adapted to derive movement from the chute, a shaft, means for-turning said shaft, means interposed betweenthe shaft and lever for moving it to and fro and means for preventing retrograde movement of the lever until its forward movement'is completed, substantially as described.

19. In a device .of the class described, the combination'of a movable coin-chute, a lever carrying the chute, mechanism adapted to derive movement from the chute,.a shaft, means for turnin said shaft, means interposed between the shaft and lever for moving it to and fro, a ratchet-wheel carried by the shaft and a pawl engaging the ratchet-wheel for preventing its retrograde movement, substantially as described.

20. IIII a device of the class described, the combination of a movable coin-chute having a movable trap for confining a coin, a lever carrying the chute, mechanism adapted to derive movement from the chute, a shaft, means for turning said shaft, means interposed between the shaft and lever for moving it to and fro and a cam carried by the shaft and adapted to engage and move the trap for releasing the coin, substantially as described.

21. In ,a device of the class described the combination of a coin-chute having a movable trap, a lever carrying the chute, mechanism adapted to derive movement from the chute, a shaft, means for turning said shaft, a crankpin carried thereby and occupying. a slot in the lever for positively moving it to and fro and a cam carried by the lever and adapted to engage the trap for opening it, substantially as described.

22. In a device of the class described, the combination of a chute movable to and fro and having a coin-trap, means for moving the chute to and fro and Ifiechanism having a rack-bar provided with a surface adapted to contact with-a coin in the chute, on one side thereof and provided also'with a finger adapted to contact with the chute on the opposite side thereof whereby the rack-bar-is positively moved to and fro, substantially as described.

23. In a device of the class described, the combination of a box having a coin-slot, a shaft, means for turning saidshaft supported by the box, a disk carried by the shaft and projecting beneath the slot, said disk being provided with a notch adapted to register with the shaft and coin-chute for moving it to and. fro, and mechanism adapted to derive movement from the coin-chute, substantially as described GEORGE E. BEALE.

Witnesses:

L. M. HOPKINS, H. M. MoDoN'ELL. 

